Joseph soss



Oct. 20, 1925- Re. 16,187

HINGE Original Fi June 23. 1922 IN VEN TOR ATTORNE Y Rcissued Oct. 20,1925. I

UNITED STATES PATIENT OFFICE.

:rosnrn soss, or Bnooxmm, m YORK.

. HINGE.

Orl'g-inat no. 1,477,193, ma

December 11, 1928, Serial No. 570,448, tiled. June 28, 1922. Application for reissue filed my 10, 1924. Serial Io, 712,460.

To whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosErIr Soss, of the United States, and residing ata citizen BIOQk.

Ivn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and Hinges, of which useful Improvements in the following. is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

to devices of this class, theseparate butts of which are composed of sheet metal fashioned to the desired form to give the required strength'and rigidity to the separate butts of the hingeaand the object of the other of said the invention is to provide a class specified, one-of the .hutts of which is composed of one or more metallic parts fashioned to the desired form and to receive hinge butts: a further obiect being to so form that portion of the hinge butts which are joined. or connected by the usual pivot pin as to produce the where joined; and with these and other obiects in view the invention consists in a hinge of the class and for fied which is simple in construction. efficient in use and which is constructed ashereinafter described and claimed.

The invention described and claimed herein is an improvement on that shown and described in prior patents granted to me December 28, 1920. and bearing Numbers 1.- 363.371 and 1.363.372 respectively. and is fully disclosed n the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my 1mprovement are designated by suitable reference'characters in each of the views, and in which Fig. 1' is aplan view of one form of my improved hinge showing in an extended position;

' Fig. 2 a partial section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 with one of the hinge butts omitted;

Fig. 3 a partial section on the line 3-8 of Fig.

Fig. 4 a side face view of one part of one of the hinge butts shown in Figs. 1 to 8 1nclusive; I

Fig. 5 a similar view of the other part of said hinge butt;

ing another modification; and

This invention relates to hinges and par ticularlg;

hinge of the greatest possible strength in said hinge butts the purpose specic the separate butts Fig. 7 a partial section: on the line 9-.9 of Fig. 6.

In Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, I have shown one form of my improvedhinge, and in said figures Ihave shown at 12 one butt of the hingeand at 13 the other butt thereof, said butts being of any desired form and construction and as shown in the accompanymg drawing, the butt 12 is composed of an' outer sheet metal casing portion 12 and an inner core. and filler portion 12 which ma if desired, also be composed of sheet met and which is secured to the part 12 by'riveting, brazing, welding or in any other desired manner. Y

The part 12 of the hinge butt- 12 is of substantial channel formation in cross sec- .tion or provided with top and bottom flanges 14, and these flanges are enlarged as shown at 15 at the curved end 16 of the butt 12 to form bearings for a suitable pivot pin '17 in theusual' manner, and the, rounded or curved portion 16 of the butt 12 is cutaway as shown at 18.

The part 12 of the butt 12 in the constructionshown is also composed of sheet metal and the shank. portion 19 thereof is preferably of such thickness as to fill the channel formed by the flnges 14 of the part 12'. and the end of the part 12" which fits within the curved portion 16 of the part 12 -is fashioned to conform with the part 12' and is cut out as shown at 20 to form three ring-like bearing members 21, two of which are located beneath the enlarged portions 1.5 of the flanges 14 and the other of which is located centrally ofthe curved end 16 of the hinge butt 12, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing, and the pin 17 is adapted to pass through the bearings 21 as clearly shown in said figure. The part 12 serves to reinforce and strengthen the part 12 and particularly to reinforce and strengthen that portion of the hinge butt 12 or the part 12 thereof. through which the pin 17 is passed.

The other hinge butt 13 is provided with ears adapted to encircle the pin 17 between.

the separate bearings 21 as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawing. It will be understood that while the part 12 of the hinge butt is shown as composed of sheet metal that the same may be formed in any desired manner.

In Figs. 6 and '7 of the drawing, I have shown the hinge butt 12 formed in the same drawing,. pendent bearing member 26 a curved end, a

the butts of metal shell with, curved .for said first named member and conformgeneral manner as shown in Fig. 4. ofthe and in which I provide an'indewhich is placed centrally of the curved portion 23 and se cured thereto by welding, brazing or many other desired manner.

As hereinbefore stated I am not necessarily limited to any specific shape or form of the body portion 13, nor to the manner in which said body portions are formed, and various changes in and modifications of the construction herein shown and described may be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fullyv described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is z- 1 1. A. hinge of the class described, one of which is composed of a sheet or facing member provided end, a core or filler member ing with the general shape of said first named member .andthat portion of said .last named member within the curved end member being bearing memportion of the first named provided with independent bers adapted to for joining the together. I

2. A hinge of theclassdescribed, one of the butts of which is composed of a sheet metal shell or facing member provided "with core or fillermember for -member and conforming receive the usual pivot pin separate butts of the hinge said first named with the general member and'secured thereto to form a part thereof, said last'-' named member being composed of sheet metal and'that portion thereof within the curved end portion of the first named member being cut out and fashioned to form substantial circular bearing members for the usual pivot pin for joining the separate butts of the hinge together. I

3. A hinge of the class described, one of the butts of which is composed of a sheet metal shell or facing member provided with a. curved end, a core or filler member for said first named member and conforming with the generalshape of said first named member and thereof, said last named member being composed of sheet metal thereof within the curved end portion of the first named member fashioned to form substantially circular aring members for the usual pivot pin for joining the mparate butts of the hinge h erate with a number of the bearings of said last named member. I

of the hinge butts l2 and.

p which extends into rate bearing mem shape of said first named knuckles connected together said hinge members,

secured thereto to form a part,

and that portion being cut out and .circular hollow portion having top and bottom Walls through which the usual pivot pin is adapted to pass, and means for reinforcing the semi-circular hollow portion of the hinge butt comprising a member formed independent of said hinge butt and secured thereto.

5. A hinge butt .tom walls through which the usual pivot pin is adapted to pass, means-for reinforcing the semi-circular hollow'portion of the hinge butt comprising a member formed in-.

dependent of said hinge butt and secured thereto, and that portion'of said member the hook-shaped end of ody portion beingdivided intosepahers; 7.'Alhinge butt of the olassdescr'ibed comprising a body portion composed of the b of the class described comprising a. body portion one end of sheet. metal. said body portion being sul A form in cross seea hook-shaped end bottom walls, and

stantially U-shaped in tion and provided with portion having top and a sheet metal member mounted in the channel of said body and secured thereto and provided within said hook-sha-pedend portion with independent bearing. members. 7 8. vIn a hingje having a pair of hinge members provided with by a pivot pin, receive one of which channel is provided at the outer end with a hood which encloses the hinge joint. f

9. In a hinge having a pair of hinge members pivoted togetherat one end, an independent covert plate channelled to receive both hinge members when folded together, which channel is closed at the outer end forming a pocket which substantially encloses thehin'ge joint;

10. In a hinge comprising apair o-f'hing'e members pivoted together at one end, a cover plate secured to meet said members aving a hood at the outer end to enclose the hinge joint.

11. In a hinge comprising a pair ofhinge members pivoted together, a channel cover plate carried by one of said members, the

interengaging channel of which is closed at the outer end to form a pocket which encloses "the hinge joi'nt 12. In a. hinge comprising a pair of hinge members pivoted together at one end, a cover platesecured to one of said members having a hood at the outer end to enclose the hinge joint and aside flange to overlap the hinge member to which it is secured.

13. In a" hinge comprising a pair of hinge ,members pivoted together at one end, a

cover plate secured to one of said members having'a hood at the outer end to enclose the hinge joint, said hood having a side wall continued to form a flange to overlap the edge of the hinge member to which the cover late is secured.

14-. hinge butt composed of two independent sheet metal members arranged with predetermined faces in 'uxtaposition and permanently secured toget err 15. A hinge butt oomposecLof two independent sheet metal members, one of said members forming, a. cover plate for the other and both of said members being curved at one end of the butt.

16. A' hinge butt com pendently formed mem rs, one of said members constituting a hinge member and provided with a pivot portion and the other of said members provided with a hood substantially coveri the pivot portion of the first-named mem ger.

17. A hinge butt comprising a sheet metal hinge member provlded with a pivot portion, a cover plate for said member havmg a hood to cover the ivot portion of said member and aside said member.

18. A hinge butt comprising a member having a hood at one end and means formed independent of said member and secured thereto for l e-enforcing the hood and providing a bearing for a pivot pin. 4

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention 1 have signed my name this 9th day of May, 1924. I

p A JOSEPH SOSS.

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